EP1689487A4 - Method and device for treating osteoarthritis and cartilage disease, defects, and injuries in the human hip - Google Patents

Method and device for treating osteoarthritis and cartilage disease, defects, and injuries in the human hip

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EP1689487A4
EP1689487A4 EP04819117A EP04819117A EP1689487A4 EP 1689487 A4 EP1689487 A4 EP 1689487A4 EP 04819117 A EP04819117 A EP 04819117A EP 04819117 A EP04819117 A EP 04819117A EP 1689487 A4 EP1689487 A4 EP 1689487A4
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injuries
defects
treating osteoarthritis
cartilage disease
human hip
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Carl T Brighton
Solomon R Pollack
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University of Pennsylvania Penn
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/326—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for promoting growth of cells, e.g. bone cells
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/40—Applying electric fields by inductive or capacitive coupling ; Applying radio-frequency signals
EP04819117A 2003-11-14 2004-11-12 Method and device for treating osteoarthritis and cartilage disease, defects, and injuries in the human hip Withdrawn EP1689487A4 (en)

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